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September | 2009 | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Alejandro Valverde, finally a champion at Vuelta a España. September 21, 2009. Vuelta a España 2009. Finished Sunday with a Spanish rider taking the top podium spot. Valverde rode this year’s Vuelta under the shadow of suspicions of drug use. He has been linked by some sources to the Operación Puerto, a blood-doping affair which erupted in 2006. While he has not tested positive, he is still suffering the fallout from those...Valverde wi...
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May | 2013 | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. A story of two young bikers. May 25, 2013. Browsing through some online news this morning, I chanced upon this story of two young bikers from Davao City who dream of making it into the Philippine cycling team by way of the Philippine National Games from May 27-28. Their story could pretty well be the story of every single young rider in the country where sports has long become one of the main routes to fortune and fame. Panday found int...
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July | 2010 | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Behind Lance Armstrong’s smile. July 18, 2010. Lance Armstrong continues to slide down the 2010 Tour de France general classification – he is now in 26th place overall, 25 minutes and 38 seconds behind Saxo Bank’s Andy Schleck who leads the race with the maillot jaune on his back. And yet, Bicycling. 8216;s Bill Strickland observes, “he can been seen riding with a wry smile.”. July 2, 2010. The greatest cycling show on earth is here!
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Better days for Philippine cycling? Hopefully. | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Larr; The ride. Behind Lance Armstrong’s smile. Better days for Philippine cycling? January 20, 2011. Seeing President Benigno Aquino III riding a bike and pedaling around the palace grounds may very well be a morale booster for Philippine cycling. A Philippine Daily Inquirer news story. Philippine cyclists had a combined harvest of 25 gold, silver, and bronze medals in the 2003, 2005, and 2007 Southeast Asian Games. The national ri...
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Le Tour | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Larr; Behind Lance Armstrong’s smile. July 2, 2010. The greatest cycling show on earth is here! The Tour de France 2010 kicks off in Rotterdam July 3 and ends on the Champs Elysees in Paris three weeks later on July 25. While there are four jerseys up for grabs, it is the famed yellow jersey of the overall winner that has always been at the center of attention. This year is no different. This is how Murray sees it for the American:.
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United at last | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Larr; Le Tour. Alejandro Valverde, finally a champion at Vuelta a España. June 18, 2010. After three years of not seeing eye to eye, the feuding factions of the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling) may finally be on the way to real unification. In a report by Eddie Alinea at PhilBoxing.com. Armando Bautista, Padilla’s counterpart in the Mikee Romero-led faction, was meanwhile reported as saying “the...The confl...
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The ride | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Larr; A story of two young bikers. Better days for Philippine cycling? October 5, 2011. They triggered an itch, bike photos posted by running friends on the web. And then I saw those bike photos. At 3:00 in the afternoon, I put on my cycling shorts and shirt, my trusty old Shimano cycling shoes, and was pedalling off on an easy gear on my old Colnago Dream Lux. The ride was short – 26 minutes over a little more than 7 kilometers&#...
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March | 2009 | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Riding with the boys of Biking Coy. March 7, 2009. I have been off the saddle for a month or so, and a text message to the information officer of the City Government of Kidapawan about my new temporary contact number was answered with an invitation to join a mountain bike ride with a group made mostly of city government workers. It's silver for Ethiopia while the US gets bronze. twitter.com/runnersworld/s. Special Blogs Special People.
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December | 2008 | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Coryn’s winning ways. December 6, 2008. She is still at it. 16-year old Filipina Coryn Rivera just continues to shine in women’s cycling in Southern California. Reports Coryn dominating the women’s elite race in the Storm the Beach Cyclocross. At Oceanside, the Spooky Cross Night Race. In Irvine, and at Hansen Dam. In the Dam Cross Weekend. Photo from Daily Peloton/SoCalCross). Hosted by the Pasadena Athletic Association. It’s alw...
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Alejandro Valverde, finally a champion at Vuelta a España | Spinning Tales
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Just another WordPress.com weblog on cycling and a few other things. Larr; United at last. Another win for fast Coryn. Alejandro Valverde, finally a champion at Vuelta a España. September 21, 2009. Vuelta a España 2009. Finished Sunday with a Spanish rider taking the top podium spot. Valverde rode this year’s Vuelta under the shadow of suspicions of drug use. He has been linked by some sources to the Operación Puerto, a blood-doping affair which erupted in 2006. While he has not tested posi...Valverde wi...